few days. flowers, balloons, cards from all over the state. we are getting more details. we know detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and elizabeth butler had been at the appropriate for about 10 minutes before knocking on the suspect's door at his porch. jeremy goulet talked to his officer wind back inside to get his gun came out a back door and ambushed him. >> neither was wearing body armor at the time of the incident but body armor would not have helped. >> a half hour later goulet was gunned down himself. he had taken officer baker's body armor and both officers' weapons. goulet was a former military police officer, marine corps reservist and army helicopter

pilot court-martialed for rape of a female officer i hawaii were dropped. the fallen officers were investigating a new accusation that he broke in a coworker's house and tried to sexually assault her. the funeral is planned for a week from yesterday at 11:00 next thursday at kaiser permanente arena. next thursday at 11 a.m. now, we have been hearing more stories about stray bullets coming out over the last couple of days. we'll talk a little bit more about that in the next half hour. live in santa cruz, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> do authorities have any idea whether the detectives had information before they went to the suspect's house? >> reporter: they had limited information investigating a

misdemeanor sexual assault. the police chief says they had no reason to believe that they were going to be in danger. >> so sad all the way around. thank you, anne makovec live in santa cruz. a scholarship fund is set up in the fallen officers' names. we have a link to the city's website on our website, cbssf.com with information out to make a donation. click on "news" and look for coverage. the prime suspect in the deaths of the man from oakland and two other people on the las vegas strip is now in jail. a team of l.a. police officers and federal agents arrested 26-year-old ammar harris yesterday at an apartment in north hollywood after a week-long manhunt. >> we used beneficial tips. >> the shooting victim kenneth cherry was buried yesterday in oakland. harris and cherry had argued at the valet stand at the aria hotel in las vegas. investigators say the shooting that followed caused a chain

reaction crash on the strip that killed a taxi driver and a passenger. how long was a partial human skull lying along the alameda creek trail in union city? authorities say it may have been more than a year. a forensics team combed the creekbed yesterday looking for any other remains, this after some teenagers found the skull on wednesday. investigators say the teeth showed some signs of dental work. that means it's highly unlikely that the skull fragment was from an old native american burial ground. uc-santa cruz police say a reported rape on campus was a hoax. a woman who is not a student claimed she was attacked on february 17. now investigators say she committed to make it all up. police are not revealing why she did it. the district attorney's office will decide whether to file charges against her. uptown oakland's first friday event for today will go on as scheduled despite safety concerns. one person was shot and killed and three others were injured

at last month's celebration. organizers say they have put additional safety measures in place. this is one of those days where you call your friends in new england or in denver and say, ha ha, we live in the bay area. [ laughter ] >> they have seen blizzards all kinds of things going on. here we have just had all kinds of sunshine and today, really probably the peak of the heat. we'll see some temperatures near mid-70s by the afternoon. this is it. then we have some changes toward the weekend. a lot of dense fog. the national weather service has just issued a dense fog advisory with thick fog at the coastline, bay and some spots inland. by the afternoon, this ridge right here will bring you plenty of sunshine and really strengthening for today before moving out of the way for the weekend. so enjoy the sunshine around the bay area. it's going to be something else in the afternoon. these temperatures running well above the average. in fact, some of these numbers over 10 degrees above average, about 73 in santa rosa. 72 in livermore. 67 degrees in san francisco.

we have some cooler weather on the way maybe a couple of raindrops over the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> and things are moving along nicely so far on this friday morning as far as incidents go. we haven't seen too many problems or accidents. we can see our traffic camera, nice change of pace, some cameras fogged out this morning. this is a live look at the dublin-pleasanton area. headlights westbound. this is a live look at milpitas. this is an example of what i'm talking about. we could actually see this camera earlier near the 880/237 interchange. despite the fog and low visibilities traffic is at the limit towards sunnyvale. westbound 580 through the altamont pass, usually slow so far not seeing much out of tracy near 205. it's actually the eastbound lanes we are seeing a little bit of slowing approaching greenville road. we have that overnight roadwork again several lanes blocked down to just one lane open until 9:00 this morning. by the way, bart 39 trains all

on time. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you, liz. 5:07. the spending cuts about a done deal. the white house and the battling parties in congress were not able to agree on an alternative plan so president obama has until 8:59 tonight pacific time to issue the order officially putting the cuts in effect. cbs news reporter susan mcginnis has more now on what we can all expect. >> reporter: congress left the capital thursday night for a long weekend killing any chance at avoiding across the board budget cuts, which kick in starting today. >> it is a day when soon people will be getting a pink slip. >> reporter: president obama has until midnight to sign the order mandating $85 billion in budget cuts. but before he signs, he will host a meeting with democratic and republican leaders in congress, leaders who spent thursday blaming each other. >> i'm happy to work with the president. but the house has done its job. it's time for the senate to do

their job. >> they've done nothing. they pulled back on something they -- they fall back on something they passed last congress. >> reporter: the cuts were to be so painful that both sides would agree to an alternative plan but neither side would budge on the main issue, raising tax revenue to pay down the debt. >> they're determined to protect the wealthy he was of the wealthy. >> and how much money do we want to steal from the american people to fund more government? i'm for no more! >> reporter: still, with more than half of the cuts aimed at the pentagon, there are some lawmakers ready to deal. >> i stand ready to put everything on the table to prevent what could be in the words of the departing secretary of defense, a devastating blow to our ability to defend this nation. >> reporter: but as of today, the cuts will be the law of the land until congress and the white house are willing to compromise. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> and the white house says it is willing to work with

congressional republicans but only if they compromise on the tax issue. san francisco's muni is kicking off a trial program today. thousands of low income youth can now ride muni buses and trains for free. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran joins us live this morning with more on this much awaited program. >> reporter: good morning. today students, parents and school leaders can finally celebrate what's been a hard win for program advocates. the free muni for youth program took two years to get to this point letting low to moderate income youth between 5 and 17 years old ride muni for free with a valid clipper card. funding comes from the transit performance initiative grant. the pilot program will last 16 months. the total operating cost is $1.6 million. advocates say it will help 40,000 youth riders and families especially as rider

costs are on the rise. rider costs $22 a mon for a youth muni pass. the program has already had had a strong response even before it started. about 20,000 children have already signed up. live in san francisco, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> thank you. and after the 16-month trial period, transit leaders will reevaluate the program, make a decision whether to continue the program or not. >> it's a good idea. 5:11 now. say good-bye to fruit and walnut salad. why mcdonald's is doing away with a number of its menu items. >> plus, politicians rush to support gay marriage, but will it sway the court? >> first, oh, dear. a cyclist collides with a deer. and it's all caught on camera. hello? coming up.

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race in virginia got a little closer to nature than he probably wanted. 15 minutes into his first lap a deer ran in front of him. thanks to the a cyclist in a race in virginia got closer to nature than he wanted to. 15 minutes into a first lap a deer ran into him. you could see everything. collision and all from the camera on the bike. he says all he saw was the fur,

the sky and the ground. he got up, fixesed bike and finished the three-hour race. the deer said sorry, dude, and took off! [ laughter ] >> i'm glad the deer is okay. i'm glad the bicyclist is okay, too. but, you know. >> deer is fine. >> all right. >> deer said, sorry, dude. >> i was here first, right? this is my territory. outside right now we are not dealing with any deer if the road. in fact, it's quiet all across the bay area. it is "friday light." we wait all week long just to say that. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. overnight roadwork was cleared. 880 in oakland, smooth commute all the way from hayward towards downtown oakland exits. 15 minutes from northbound 880 in the commute directs between 238 and the maze. elsewhere to our maps right now. there is a live look through berkeley near the university avenue overcrossing. 18 minutes right now from the

carquinez bridge to the maze in westbound 80 so no delays through richmond or berkeley. we'll let you know as soon as we see some brake lights. it's moving well. this is a live look at milpitas. thick fog blanketing some bay area roads including the golden gate bridge. give yourself some extra time. headlights moving southbound. they cleared overnight roadwork approaching the waldo tunnel. westbound 580 looking good from tracy to the altamont pass and livermore. the roadwork isn't causing a delay for the morning commute. this roadwork has been going on all week long eastbound 580 approaching north greenville road should be wrapping up around 9 a.m. mass is including our bart train so far on time. we are excited about the forecast. >> this is going to be something else but as you said, you have seen some of that

dense fog outside that's the big concern early on this morning. this morning, we are seeing dense fog in the bay area visibility to a half mannheim or quarter mile in the napa valley. this afternoon what a day it's going to be. the nicest day of the week. 70s inland, plenty of 60s, low 70s around the bay. leftover clouds at the coastline but sunshine too. the ridge of high pressure will slide eastward and you can see this system working its way toward the bay area. today the peak of the heat. then we'll cool down over the weekend. there is a chance we could see rain too. around the state if you are traveling today looking like a good day to do it, 70s into the central valley. well above the average at the bay.

74 in san jose. 71 in fremont. and 64 degrees in pacifica. east bay numbers up well into the 70s into the afternoon. 73 degrees in santa rosa. next couple of days clouds on the way. temperatures cool off slight chance of showers overnight saturday night into sunday. that doesn't look like a big deal. more impressive system moves in late on tuesday more like tuesday evening tuesday night into wednesday. today what a day it's going to be. >> we'll just relish today and enjoy it. soak it up. enjoy it. >> zen moment there. >> all right. gay marriage advocates they are getting a big boost from the objects objects. the white house filed a brief urging the supreme court to strike down prop 8. california's ban on same-sex marriage. the administration would like similar laws in at least seven states repealed. gay marriage supporters in san

francisco praised the president's actions. >> i think it's actually a good thing and, uhm, i think that people should not be restricted from whom they want to marry and i also admire the president for -- that his thought has evolved and that he is willing to move with that. >> antigay marriage advocates argue that californians voted to ban gay marriage and that states have a right to make their own laws. the supreme court will take on prop 8 at the end of the month. meanwhile, a record majority of californians now support same-sex marriage. a new field poll shows 61% approve. that's up from 51% in 2008 when prop 8 passed. the survey found support increasing across all age groups including nearly half of all seniors. as if gas isn't expensive enough already there's now a new tax hike here in the state of california beginning july 1 state excise tax going up 3.5 cents to 39.5 cents. that is the biggest increase in some three years now. analysts say california gas prices may have peaked though

for the first half of the year and should start heading the other way coming down very soon. stock market kicks off the month of march close to a record high. the dow was 16 points shy of an all-time high before a late day sell-off pushed it back as the impending government budget cuts cast a pall for some investors at least temporarily. the dow ended down about 20. the index is now 110 points away from a record. mcdonald's is clearing some space on its menu perhaps to make room for new items. the company says it will stop orange its fruit and walnut salad and chicken selection. it may get rid of the angus three pounder. the move comes after mcdonald's said last october it experienced its first decline in monthly sales in years. >> that's why they are getting rid of the third pounder. >> never heard of it. if you are looking for happiness turns out you have a good chance of finding it about

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crossfire of a santa cruz gun battle that killed two detectives. >> the gunman had two weapons and he was spraying bullets everywhere. >> he was shooting at two guns pop pop pop pop pop. >> one week. >> after a deadly shooting and fiery crash on the las vegas strip police got their man. >> there were tips that proved to be beneficial. we used those. >> it is a day when soon people will be getting a pink slip. >> today's the day the government begins slashing its budget. >> in the words of the departmenting secretary of defense, a devastating blow to our ability to defend this nation. >> good night. >> with a final farewell, the pope begins his retirement. >> the cardinals will lock themselves inside the sistine chapel to begin the process of voting for the next pop. >> from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "kpix 5 news this morning. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald.

good morning. it's friday, march 1. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 5:30. some breaking news out of sonoma county right now. the sheriff's department confirms there has been an officer-involved shooting in guerneville at oddfellows park road and riverside drive around 11:00 last night. the sheriff's department has not released many details only to tell us that no officers were injured. there are unconfirmed reports that this may have started as a kidnapping and we do have a crew on the way. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >> realso have live pictures from riverside county right now. check out these flames. firefighters continue to battle a fast-moving brush fire that broke out yesterday afternoon. so far the flames have scorched about 150 acres of heavy brush there. about 200 firefighters are still fighting those flames. several people in the area told to voluntarily evacuate their homes. and at this hour the fire only 20% contained but more gusty winds are expected later today. a lot of work to do.

this is happening in the rancho jurupa regional park in rivers. many with homes in the line of fire did not evacuate. instead they got to work next to the firefighters. >> the roof was on fire. i had to help put that out. he is working from the bottom. i'm working from the top and it was just team work. >> it's horrible. it's scary. people trying to knock on people's doors trying to let people know what's going on. the embers are now falling on the roof and everybody is kind of pulled together and grabbed hoses. >> authorities believe the fire may have been sparked by downed power lines in the area. as of late last night, about 1800 people are without power right now. the bullets flying and people ducking for cover. >> this morning we are hearing some of the chilling stories of bystanders caught in the crossfire of a santa cruz shooting that killed two detectives. kpix 5 reporter anne makovec is in santa cruz this morning. the death toll could have been much worse. >> reporter: it certainly could have. now, officers here in santa

cruz are planning to return to their normal patrols today. some of them came back to work but they didn't patrol the streets. they are trying to get somewhat back to normal here today though. in the meantime this memorial has grown even larger over the last couple of days. we are learning more stories of stray bullets falling around the area on tuesday. you're looking at a .45-caliber bullet fired by the suspect from his own gun. he pulled the trigger at his home on north branciforte avenue and it sailed over a playground. a busy street. it hit a woman on stanford avenue, a fifth of a mile away. all around the crime scene stories of close calls like that. a fire truck was used as a bullet shield. it caught four rounds. and we heard from a man who says the gunman's bullet missed him by two feet. >> he was just shooting. he had two guns, pop pop pop pop pop pop. >> and then the cops's guns got off and it got real loud.

>> reporter: we found out yesterday that detective sergeant loran "butch" baker and detective elizabeth butler had been at the property for about 10 minutes before knocking on the suspect's door at his porch. and jeremy goulet talked with those officers through the screen door for less than two minutes when -- or 10 minutes, rather, went back inside to get his gun, came out a back door and ambushed them. half lure later jeremy goulet was gunned down. he had taken officer bakers's body armor and both officers' weapons. coming up in the next half hour we are going to talk about goulet's background and extensive criminal history for this guy. now, the funeral arrangements have also been made. that is going to happen next thursday at 11 a.m. at kaiser permanente arena. that's here in downtown santa cruz. live in santa cruz, anne makovec, kpix 5. >> thank you. goulet's father says jeremy texted his twin brother said

i'm in big trouble, i love you and he later died. a public memorial for the officers at the kaiser permanente arena in santa cruz next thursday at 11 a.m. and a scholarship fund has been set up for the fallen officers in their names. a link to their website is on cbssf.com with information on how to make a donation. click on "news" and look for coverage of the shootings. the man accused of killing a man from oakland and two other people on the las vegas strip is behind bars? >> the team of l.a. police officers and federal agents arresting 26-year-old ammar harris yesterday at an apartment complex in north hollywood after a week-long manhunt. >> there were tips that proved to be beneficial. we used those. >> shooting victim kenny cherry was laid to rest yesterday in his native oakland. harris and cherry had argued at the valet stand at a hotel in vegas. investigators say the shooting that followed caused a chain reaction crash on the strip

that killed a taxi driver and his passenger. a florida man is feared dead after he was swallowed by a sing home. the 34-year-old was in his bedroom of his tampa home when the 100-foot-wide sinkhole opened under the house around 1:00 this morning. his brother tried to save him but deputies had to pull him from the house. the home is too unstable for rescue crews to work inside. listening devices and cameras were placed in the hole. but there's been no contact with that missing man. $85 billion in across-the- board spending cuts are a sure thing. the white house and republicans and democrats in congress were not able to agree on an alternate plan. president obama and congressional leaders will meet in an hour and a half but no real breakthrough is expected. as for the president, he too has yet to put forward a serious plan that could pass either the house or the

democrat controlled senate. >> republicans call the plan flexibility. let's call it what it is, it's punt. they're punting. >> the president has until 8:59 tonight pacific time to issue the order officially putting the budget cuts into effect. how about some good news? >> okay. >> the weather. >> i'm ready for that. >> it's delightful make the best day of the year so far. >> it's going to be spectacular. if you like warm sunshine, 70s, we have changes, maybe a little rain in the forecast in time for the weekend. outside right now, we are looking at dense fog patchy out there but watch out visibility down to about a quarter mile or less in spots near the coastline and inside the bay. and some of the north bay valleys, as well. so be careful if you are traveling around the bay area this morning. that's going to be short-lived. it's a thin layer of fog. it looks thick in a hurry. temperatures outside now running into the 40s in many spots, 37 in santa rosa. by the afternoon,what a day it's going to be.

the temperatures going to soar usually low to mid-60s. way above the average. some places over 10 degrees above average about 73 in santa rosa 72 in livermore and 67 degrees in san francisco. more on that weekend forecast in a moment. let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> the fog is creeping into our bay bridge camera. in fact, chp just advised that caltrans put up their warning signs saying there is a fog advisory now, a chp-issued fog advisory for the bay bridge. visibility is a problem. this is a live look along the peninsula, fog on 101. this is close to candlestick at the limit down to sfo. mass transit no delay bart systemwide still on time. muni, caltrain and ace train number one are also on schedule. and your drive times even your

busiest spots westbound 580 through the altamont pass, still in the clear 21 minutes towards the dublin interchange. the nimitz in oakland, 88016 minutes between 238 and the maze and no delay on the eastshore freeway. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you, liz. 5:39 now. uptown oakland's first friday event for today will go on as scheduled with some tighter restrictions. one shot, three others injured at last month's celebration. organizers have put additional safety measures now into place >> free rides today on muni. the pile program offers lower income youth a free pass for 16 months. advocates have been pushing for the program for years. a regular bus pass costs young riders around 22 a month. more than 20,000 kids have already signed up for the program. the general manager for south bay's valley transportation authority is

resigning. michael burns made that announcement yesterday. he will leave his post at the end of the year after 8.5 years on the job. he cites grewaling commute and health concerns for december parting. with pope benedict xvi retired, the catholic church is without a pope. a committee will handle decisions for the time being. monday catholic cardinals will begin a general congregation to discuss when to start their conclave, a series of votes to choose the next pope. sometimes it takes days because the pope isn't chosen until one candidate gets more than two- thirds of the vote. >> i think many of the cardinals from outside of rome would like it to continue a little longer so they get to know various people. >> white smoke rising from the sistine chapel is the traditional signal that the pope has been chosen. so all eyes on the vatican city. right. time now 5:40. how young is too young to learn

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step closer to being single. his girlfriend was just a tad skiddish......and stands here for more than 10 more seconds, i will. [ screaming ] >> ah!!

[ screaming ] >> what did she say? >> i just got dumped! >> she said i'm breaking up with you! >> the guy on the cliff is one step closer to being single. his girlfriend a little skittish and for crying out loud, who wouldn't be. >> no kidding. >> boyfriend said i'm not going to push you. she says i'm breaking up with you! nearly 40,000 people have seen the clip on youtube. [ laughter ] >> they are not sure they are still together but her bungee jumping days are probably over. >> that would be my response. >> you are so done, dude. [ laughter ] u.s. stock futures are falling this morning. >> record high unemployment in europe is compounding a he sell- off that began in the u.s. yesterday. for more of the latest business news we go to ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com. happy friday. >> reporter: happy friday to you, frank and michelle and to everyone. well, asian markets were mixed on lackluster manufacturing

data from china overseas. tokyo's nikkei added .5% this morning while hong kong's hang seng loss .5%. on wall street the dow came close to a record high before investor concerns about impending federal budget cuts pushed it lower yesterday. the blue chips lost 20 points thursday while the nasdaq was down 2 points. groupon is looking for a new chief executive. the online daily deals pioneer fired its cofounder and ceo andrew mason on thursday. the company is facing scrutiny that its business model is flawed. groupon's stock plunged 24% on thursday to $4.23 per share on disappointing earnings results. the stock lost three-quarters of its value since it went public two years ago. and facebook bought atlas from microsoft for an undisclosed price. they will use the service to learn more about the buying habits of its 1 billion users. it sold more than $4 billion in advertising last year. facebook is also aiming to go

up against google, the leader in online advertising. if you are going to pick an opponent, pick the biggest. aim high. >> it's popular. >> you have heard of facebook? >> pretty big. >> it's not remaking formal education yet, but i tune has reached 1 billion downloads. they provide books, lectures and other information for free. more than 2400 universities and k-12 host itunes u. wonder if you get a diploma. >> if you are the 1 billionth, maybe you should get freebies. >> better than a diploma. >> ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com, thank you. have a great weekend.

>> thank you. time now 5:46. i tunes u. >> i love itunes. >> it's great. >> i think it was like aerosmith. >> rocker songs. changes in the bay area, thick fog outside right now. and well, that's going to burn off shortly but in the meantime, watch out if you are going out, some visibilities down to a quarter mile, less in spots. dense fog advisory through 8:00 this morning and then that should all go away and sunshine to be had in most spots this afternoon. up in the mid-70s the warmest areas inland. 60s and low 70s inside the bay. and 60s maybe a couple of lingering clouds at the coast. this ridge is going to continue to build in for today but you get the idea you have a cold front off the coastline. this is probably the peak of the heat for today. its going to be spectacular temperatures well above average maybe more than 10 degrees above average today. could now see some possible delays into sfo due to patchy dense fog this morning not yet

though. if you plan on traveling across the country, houston 64 partly cloudy. 48 partly cloudy denver. more snow showers into chicago again and 50 degrees but dry in new york. around the bay today lots of sunshine and what a day it will be. 74 degrees in milpitas. 72 in palo alto. about 67 degrees in half moon bay. lots of sunshine in the east bay as well 72 in livermore 74 in the napa valley and inside the bay beautiful afternoon. 71 in oakland. 65 degrees in daly city. about 73 in santa rosa. next couple of days partly cloudy skies coming. cooler temperatures over the weekend. slight chance of showers overnight saturday night into sunday. rain tuesday and wednesday. that's a look at weather. let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> thank you, lawrence. so far we are doing good despite fog that may slow you down or reduce visibility in parts of the bay area. we are still moving at the limit in a lot of places. so at 5:48 this morning this is what it looks like right now across the golden gate bridge.

they have dense fog advisory in effect for the bay bridge and the carquinez bridge this morning. those are chp issued dense fog advisories. if you are coming towards the dublin interchange, this is a live look closer to tassajara. these headlights are moving westbound 580 approaching 680. not slow there but we are starting to see some delays out of tracy now from 205 out to vasco road and you can actually see it as well on our live traffic sensors. this is some overnight roadwork going against the commute. eastbound 580 approaching north greenville various lanes blocked until 9:00 this morning. 101 a little bit of slowing there, but otherwise guadalupe parkway 280 no delay through your downtown san jose exits. can't see much on the milpitas camera because of the fog. this is near the 880/237 interchange. you can see from the green on our sensors that so far everything is moving at the limit. however all the way towards sunnyvale, your south bay drive

time no incidents nothing really to report so clear up 101, 280 and once again the guadalupe parkway. a quick mass transit check. nothing to note because so far everything is on time. bart has more than 40 trains systemwide no delay. muni, caltrain and ace trains 1 and 3 are good to go. that's a check of your "timesaver traffic." how young is too young for sex ed? how about 5 or 6? chicago public schools just added it to their kindergarten and first grade curricula. the program will start within two years and it will include discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity. kids will also learn about anatomy, healthy relationships and personal safety. currently sex ed doesn't start until fifth grade. today is read across america day and several bay area schools are taking part. the event calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading in partnership with dr. seuss' birthday which is tomorrow. the state superintendent of

public instruction tom torlakson is getting involved. he is going to read to morello park elementary school students in martinez today. my daughter had to take her dr. seuss books to school this week to celebrate. >> done that before. this is a big morning for students at three silicon valley high schools. >> i guess so. they are having science projects sent right into space. spacex the company co-founded by tesla's employee is going to launch in an hour. on board will be experiments from students at valley christian and fremont's christian high schools in san jose as well as los gatos high school. we are going to find out more. we are going there live in san jose about 6:20 this morning. three cool schools. >> no kidding. it's neat. then they get to monitor the launch. >> that's right. time now is 5:51. a family loses everything in a fire but one surprise discovery turns everything around. >> and it's tough enough to solve the rubik's cube.

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and around the bay area today, starting out with some dense fog lots of sunshine in the afternoon. the pollen count still running moderate. a lot of pollen in the air. all the trees blooming. more on your weekend forecast coming up. >> and the dense fog is making it difficult to see in some of our traffic cameras. that is a live look at the san mateo bridge. that far right box. otherwise the bay bridge and the golden gate bridge still moving at the limit. we'll have more traffic and weather here on kpix 5 coming up every 10 minutes. all right, elizabeth. thank you. today new protections go into effect for great white sharks off the california coast. they are being listed as a so- called candidate species for endangered status. that means anyone who captures

a great white shark without a permit even unintentionally can be cited and then prosecuted. and any exception must be approved by state fish and wildlife officials. members of an indiana family escaped a recent house fire and lost about everything. but there was one pleasant surprise. tricia mcafee was at work her husband was searching through the rubble of their home hoping to find anything that could be salvaged. then suddenly, he hit paydirt. >> and found a chunk we couldn't move out. we ended up prying it out and it was a drawer. >> stuck to the plastic inside the drawer, his wife's wedding ring. take a look. it was a little black with smoke but still, in decent shape. it was quite the emotional scene when matt brought that ring, there we go, to tricia's workplace. they happened to have a camera. >> it just means so much. there's so much sentimental value to that. >> and to think that's the only

thing that survived. >> yeah. >> oh. >> very nice. we know stanford is full of talent for sure but one student's skills had made him an internet sensation. >> you have to take a look at this. this is robby the juggler and he can solve a rubik's cube while juggling. even the people recording him don't seem to grasp what he has done. we can. apparently, he has a world record but not official. so what -- so it goes in his left hand and then he twists it. >> then it's done. can you separate an oreo cookie and get the cream perfect on one side? >> tough to do. >> it is tough. >> until now. this physicist has created a futuristic machine to do that.

he actually apparently michelle doesn't like the cream. >> what? >> so his machine carefully removes the cream entirely. >> come on. >> from both or i don't cookies. oreo is getting ready to celebrate its 101st anniversary. this might be extreme. >> come on. the cream is the best part. >> this is quite a contraption. >> i twist it off and get the other side that doesn't have the cream on it and i chip it off and then eat it. >> good. >> this is in this guy's kitchen every time he has a cookie. >> come on. in the next half hour, just hours to go before major government cuts take effect. the chance for a deal after congress has already left town. >> and big story in southern california. burning out of control big wildfire close to several homes. the one thing firefighters are counting on to go their way coming up. >> and santa cruz police officers prepare to go back to patrol today as this memorial grows. we have more information on the suspect's criminal history next.

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>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald breaking news, a kidnapping leads to a deadly officer- involved shooting. how the victim's text messages helped lead deputies to the scene. >> santa cruz police officers prepare to return to work, we're learning more about what happened before tuesday's shooting. and more about the suspect's criminal past. >> starting out with dense fog this morning, lots of sunshine coming our way, changes for the weekend. we'll talk about that coming up. >> you'll want to ditch those high beams. the dense fog is making it difficult to see on bay area bridges. which one this is? we'll let you know coming up. thank you, liz. good morning, everyone. it is friday, first day of march, i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now 6:01. breaking news out of sonoma county. according to the sonoma county sheriff, deputies shot and killed a suspect